diff --git a/builtin-grep.c b/builtin-grep.c
index bff1e68..26d4deb 100644
--- a/builtin-grep.c
+++ b/builtin-grep.c
@@ -739,7 +739,6 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
const char **paths = NULL;
int i;
int dummy;
- int nongit = 0, use_index = 1;
struct option options[] = {
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cached", &cached,
"search in index instead of in the work tree"),@@ -825,8 +824,6 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
OPT_END()
};
- prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
-
/*
* 'git grep -h', unlike 'git grep -h <pattern>', is a request
* to show usage information and exit.
@@ -864,10 +861,6 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION |
PARSE_OPT_NO_INTERNAL_HELP);
- if (use_index && nongit)
- /* die the same way as if we did it at the beginning */
- setup_git_directory();
-
/* First unrecognized non-option token */
if (argc > 0 && !opt.pattern_list) {
append_grep_pattern(&opt, argv[0], "command line", 0,diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index b3e23f1..4c3028c 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
{ "fsck-objects", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
{ "gc", cmd_gc, RUN_SETUP },
{ "get-tar-commit-id", cmd_get_tar_commit_id },
- { "grep", cmd_grep, USE_PAGER },
+ { "grep", cmd_grep, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },
{ "hash-object", cmd_hash_object },
{ "help", cmd_help },
{ "index-pack", cmd_index_pack },